Bottle holder



H. A. w. WARD Aug. 14, 1923.

BOTTLE HOLDER F'iled Aug. 9, 1922 INVENTOR.

TORNEY.

Patented Aug. 14, 1923.

a ot? U TED T E HENRY A. w. WARD, or LOWER Herr, WELLI TON, new ananann.

Bo'r'rLn norinnn, I

Application filed August 9,1922QSeria1 No. s sojea To all whom it may concemr Be it known that HENRY ALBERT WILLIA WARD, a British subject, residing at Lower.

Hutt, in the Provincial District/of Wellingof which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference generally to 'improvementsin, that class of inventions known as bottles and jars and more particu-' larly relates to combined milk bottle holder and closure; e It is theprincipal aim'and objectof the invention to provide a device of the above character which is designed for releasable and rigid engagement with a milk bottle to permit of the bottlebeing manipulated in the nature of a'pitcher, so that the contents of the bottle may be readily dispensed as de- As aniadditional andequally important object the invention embraces the provisions of a device of the above character wherein there is combined with the handle, a closure in the form of a movable lid, the same being normally adapted to close the mouth of the bottle but actuatable by the thumb or one of the fingers of the person grasping the handle when it is desired to dispense the contents of the bottle; a l H v More particularly the present invention consists in the provision of means carried with the'handle piece for bindingengagement with the neck of the bottle, said means including generally curved resilient arms having their inner ends pivotally associated withthe handle and being of such a length as to automatically grip the neck of the bottle, improved means being provided on the handle for co-acting with the arms to facilitate retention of the arms on the neck of the bottle.

More specific objects of the invention reside in the provision of stopper engaging means on the lid for facilitating the removal of the usual disc like stopper of the bottle;

the improved construction of the bottle, and

' vision of a device of the above character with a view to compactness and wherein the number of parts are few, the construction simple, the cost of production low and eff ciency high,

Further objects, as well as the nature. characteristic features and scope of the in vention will bemore readily apparent from the following description, taken in connection with-the accompanying drawings and pointed outin' the claims, forming a part of this specification. V a

' The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevational view showing the device applied to thebottle, the mouth of the latter being broken away to illustrate the construction thereof, and the engage ment of the closure carried prong with the stopper. 7 i I Figure 2is another side elevational view showing the device applied, but looking to ward'the edge ofthe handle. v

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken online 3 -3 ofFigure 1, of the holder per se. 1 i

Figure 4 isa transverse section on the line H of F igure" 1.

Figure 5 is 1 an enlarged transverse see tlonal detail onthe. line 5-5 of Figure 1,

and

F lgure 6 1s a closure.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all the above described views, to'

indicate corresponding parts.

,Referring now, more particularly, to the accompanying drawings there is provided a bottle-l of thetype generally used for containing milk with asllght modification perspective detail of the consisting of anlelongated neck'portion 2, i

the mouth of which is formed with a relatlvely small spout 3, while the interior of the neck ,isformed with an annular shoulder overlappedrelation and secured together as by a suitable fastener 8. A handle 9 is now employed, the lower end being offset and secured to the ring 7 by suitable fastening means 10. The upper portion of the handle 9 is likewise offset as at 11 and terminates in instance being in the form of curved resilient arms 14, the outer ends terminating in finger engaging portions while the inner ends are bent angularly to form the journalling portions 16 the latter being journalled within vertically disposed bearings formed desirably integral with the side edges of an extension 18. As intimated these arms are of such length and curvature as to automatically grip the bottle neck. This extension ,is secured by suitable fasteners to the outer face of the upright portion 12, the upper end terminating in a plane above the upper edge of the body and serving as a means for supporting the improved closure.

In order to facilitate the extraction of the stopper 5 and to normally close the bottle there is employed an improved closure inthe form of a disc like lid 19having a finger piece -20 projectingfrom a point on the periphery thereof, the latter in turn being provided near its point of junction w'ithvthe lid with a transverse slot 21 for reception of the extension 18. In this connection it is to'be observed that the extreme upper end of the extension is bent outwardly to a slight extent while the finger piece is bent downtrate the disc like stopper 5 and upon theturning of the device, desirably before the clamping of the arms 14, the head is anchored against the under surface ofthe stop-- ily apparent.

willbe removed from its position on the shoulder. lVhen removed,it being understood that the handle is in the grasp of the user, it is only necessary to tilt the device and manipulate the same in the nature of the usual pitcher for the dispensing-of the contents of the bottle as desired.

It is believed in view of the foregoing description that a further detailed description of the operation of the invention is entirely unnecessary. Likewise, itis believed that the advantages of the invention will beread- Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is,: V

1. A device of the character described :including a bottle body'embracing ring, a handle securedthereto,v an extension connected with the handle and curved resilient bottle neck engaging armspivotally mounted in the extension and being of "such a length and curvature as to neck. r

2. Ina device of the character described in combination with a bottle havinga body and neck of avhandle associated with the body, means in the handle-for engaging the neck of the bottle, arms pivotally associated with the handle and being so constructed. as to coact withthe last mentioned means for releasably clamping the handle to the neck. 3. A device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the bottle neck is provided with an abutment and the bottle neck engaging means includ ing a lip on the handle for engagement with the abutment. V

In testimony whereof ture.

HENRY A. w. WARD.

he affixes his signa automatically grip the bottle 

